I keep hearing about this awful thing called "yellow dust" that occurs in Korea (and elsewhere in Asia). I had always thought that whenever people would talk about it, it was played up as being worse than what it actually was. I mean, how harmful can dust be from the desert?
Apparently, it can be pretty harmful.
In case you don't know what yellow dust is, I'll quote good ol' wikipedia: ..."The dust originates in the deserts of Mongolia, northern China and Kazakhstan where high-speed surface winds and intense dust storms kick up dense clouds of fine, dry soil particles. These clouds are then carried eastward by prevailing winds and pass over China, North and South Korea, and Japan, as well as parts of the Russian Far East."
This plum of dust contains, "Sulfur (an acid rain component), soot, ash, carbon monoxide, and other toxic pollutants including heavy metals (such as mercury, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, lead, zinc, copper) and othercarcinogens, often accompany the dust storms, as well as viruses, bacteria, fungi, pesticides,antibiotics, asbestos, herbicides, plastic ingredients, combustion products as well as hormonemimicking phthalates."
Exciting stuff. Maybe now I will listen when my co-teacher says to that we're getting yellow dust and to wear a mask and stay indoors... ;-)
Apparently, it can be pretty harmful.
In case you don't know what yellow dust is, I'll quote good ol' wikipedia: ..."The dust originates in the deserts of Mongolia, northern China and Kazakhstan where high-speed surface winds and intense dust storms kick up dense clouds of fine, dry soil particles. These clouds are then carried eastward by prevailing winds and pass over China, North and South Korea, and Japan, as well as parts of the Russian Far East."
This plum of dust contains, "Sulfur (an acid rain component), soot, ash, carbon monoxide, and other toxic pollutants including heavy metals (such as mercury, cadmium, chromium, arsenic, lead, zinc, copper) and othercarcinogens, often accompany the dust storms, as well as viruses, bacteria, fungi, pesticides,antibiotics, asbestos, herbicides, plastic ingredients, combustion products as well as hormonemimicking phthalates."
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